truncate ( x -- y )
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Vocabulary
math.functions

Inputs and outputs
xa real
ya whole real number


Word description
Outputs the number that results from subtracting the fractional component of x.

Notes
The result is not necessarily an integer.

Definition
USING: kernel math ;

IN: math.functions

: truncate ( x -- y ) dup 1 mod - ; inline